William Owens (Canadian politician)

William Owens (May 15, 1840 – June 8, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

William Owens
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
In office
January 2, 1896 – June 8, 1917
Appointed byMackenzie Bowell
Preceded byJohn Joseph Caldwell Abbott
Succeeded byRichard Smeaton White
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil
In office
1881–1892
Preceded byRobert Greenshields Meikle
Succeeded byWilliam John Simpson
Personal details
BornMay 15, 1840
Stonefield, Lower Canada
DiedJune 8, 1917(1917-06-08) (aged 77)
Westmount, Quebec
Political partyConservative
OccupationMerchant

Born in Stonefield, County of Argenteuil, Canada East, the son of Owen Owens and Charlotte Lindley, Owens was a lieutenant in the Active Militia. He was also mayor, councillor and postmaster of the Township of Chatham. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1881 Quebec general election as the Conservative candidate in the riding of Argenteuil. He was acclaimed in 1886 and re-elected in 1890. He resigned in 1891. He was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Mackenzie Bowell representing the senatorial division of Inkerman, Quebec on January 2, 1896. A Conservative, he served 21 years until his death in 1917.

1891 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Thomas Christie 1,050 55.32
  Conservative William Owens 848 44.68

References

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  • William Owens – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.